I will not be talking about the end of the baseball season and the historic collapse of the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves or the subsequent rise of the St.Louis Cardinals to World Series Champions.
I will not be talking about the awards and accolades bestowed upon the elite players of the 2011 baseball season, although the NL Rookie of the year was well deserved by the Braves closer Craig Kimbrel.
I will be talking about the off season trades and acquisitions that have already happened or will be taking place from the start of the MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas today.
Basically I wanted to touch base because I haven’t posted since a very depressing night I experienced on September 28th of this year when hope and joy turned into frustration and despair….but I will not go there.
The biggest movers and shakers since the conclusion of the World Series has been the newly named Miami Marlins. Besides the new name and look, the Marlins are on their way to changing the landscape of the NL East. They have a new and legitimate closer in Heath Bell and appear to have agreed to terms with former Met’s shortstop Jose Reyes. Now, if they can pull off the signing of Albert Pujols then the Marlins will have stolen all of the thunder before the off season really even starts.
How will the Phillies and Yankees respond to crashing in the post season while boasting the highest payrolls in the game? Can the Braves and Red Sox recover from their fore mentioned collapses? Where will Prince, Albert, and Jimmy end up? All of these are questions I will be closely monitoring over the next few months.
My Boyfriend Likes Baseball 
Posted by toosoxy on December 6, 2011 at 3:44 AM
it’s so frustrating to watch the marlins have all the fun!